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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
The Maine Ingredient: Add a quick vegetarian sauce to store-bought, fresh pasta for a terrific meal
Asparagus and mushroom fettuccine. Need we say more?
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Posted inFood & Dining
We go in search of Greater Portland’s best bagel
An opinionated panel of experts picks – and, we’re sorry to say, pans – local bagels in a lively blind tasting.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Thatcher’s near the Maine Mall is set to close in April
Longtime restaurant owner Cynthia Boulay says she’s paring down her business holdings, and will close Thatcher’s on April 22 unless someone buys it.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
These 10 foods contribute mightily to U.S. deaths, analysis shows
A medical journal says public health policies targeting unhealthy eating could potentially help prevent some deaths, but the study isn’t solid proof that ‘suboptimal’ diets are deadly.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
It isn’t pretty, but ‘misfit’ produce has home on Hannaford shelves
The grocery chain announces a program to sell less-than-perfect fruits and vegetables at reduced prices, and prevent them from becoming food waste.
Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
When the kitchen’s on, Petite Jacqueline’s classic French fare is pure bliss
Despite the move to the Old Port the menu remains comfortingly constant.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes, Source
Students of butchering workshop probe inner workings of sustainable meat
A nose-to-tail class teaches how much there is to learn and to honor the animal to be consumed.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
‘Fake milk’ – spoiling for a food fight
Like chicken ‘wyngz’ and eggless mayo, plant-based ‘milks’ are just the latest ingredients in an industrywide stew about the authenticity of what we eat.
Posted inFood & Dining, News
New Portland restaurant announces chef
Ian Driscoll will be co-chef at Lio, opening this summer.